Total Crime Rate

246.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

146.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 246.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 146.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 107.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.9 9/10
  • Public order 35.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.1 10/10
  • Burglary 10.7 9/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chester Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Ford , and the 63rd highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chester Avenue (L30 1QS) in the last 12 months was 246.4 per 1,000 residents and was 154.3% higher than the Ford average (96.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 146.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chester Avenue (L30 1QS), the main crime hotspot is near St Asaph Grove. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chester Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Hereford Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chester Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ely Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Carlisle Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Asaph Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hereford Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chester Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Chester Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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